Improvement in combs



. this kind of UNITED STATES PATENT oHARLEs E. NoYE's, 0E MONT oLAIR,NEW JERSEY.

IMPRovi-:MENT INl comes.

K lSpecification forming part of Letters Patent No. 174,084, datedFebruary 29, 1876; application ,filed January 20, 12576. y

To all fwhom it 'may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES H. NoYEs, ofMont Clair, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain Improvements in Combs, of which the following isaspecification y This invention relates to that class of combs adapted toladies and childrenswear, and is designed to give the rich appearance ofan ivorylcomb to a comb made of other materials. i

The leading feature of thisinyention consists in the combination ofanivory facing with the rim or band of a hair-comb made of othervmaterial, as hereinafterl more fully set. e forth. l

Another part of the said invention consists 'n the combination, with therim or band of a hair-comb, of a facing of what is known asscroll-ivory, with the length -of said -facing running in the directionof the circumference of the tusk, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

Figure l is afront view of a double side comb with the middle portion ofthe rim or band faced with ivory, according to my invention. Fig. 2shows a vertical section of the same, through the middle, on a planetrans- Verse to the plane of Fig. l. Fig'. 3 is abackside or face Viewof a ladies7 back comb, embodying the same invention, the back side ofcomb being really the face of the comb.

A is a double side comb, having the band or rim ofthe comb extendedacross to connect the two combs or comb, as shown in the drawings. Insome styles of combs, of this general nature, the series of teeth mayextend the entire length of the band, but the style here represented isgenerally preferred. This comb A is made with a rounded molding, c, atits edges and ends, and across the band at the end of the ivory portionabout to be described, which lnolding adds strength, nish, and beauty tothe comb, while, on the other hand, it adds somewhat 'to the cost, andfor that reason may be omitted from the cheaper grades of combs;

B is a thin t'acing or strip of ivory attached to the band ofthe comb,as shown. I usually prefer to attach this strip of ivory to the'band ofthe comb by means of small ornamental parts Iof the double side.

combs may rivets b, as shown in` all the figures. This facing B isrepresented in the drawings as being fitted to the inside of themoldingV a, which, by projecting over it, as shown, protects it frominjury, time forming an ornamental finish, and a contrast of appearancee In combs from which the moldinga is omitted, the ivory facing B may bemade to come nearly or quite up to the edge of the band, so

. as to nearly or quite cover it from view, or a margin of the bandm'aybe left exposed to View, as thepublic taste may require. Similar facingsmay be attached to the end portions of theband of the comb, if desired,and secured in `the way already described, or the portions of moldingshown at the ends of the ivory facing may be omitted, and the facingextended to the ends of the bandsand secured .by the necessaryadditional rivets; but. generally such additional length ofthe facingwill not be required'. The band of the back comb G, shown in Fig. 3,also has an ivory facing, B, similar in all respects to that shown inFigs. l and 2, except the modification of outline necessary to, adapt itto the form of the band ofthe comb, and combined with the band in thesame way. In this case the ivory facing extends the entire length of theband, with the exception of the breadth of the molding a at each end.

A molding, a, shown in Figs. l 3; but may be omitted, as already stated,in regard to the form of comb shown in the first two figures, and withthe same conditions.

In all the figures the ivory facing is represented as being secured byornamental rivets, which I consider the best mode of construe tion,though any other mode of securing the facing that is suitable for thepurpose, mayl be adopted if preferred. Y

In the particulars not herein described, the be made in the ordinarymanner. I prefer to make the body of the comb of hard rubber, on accountof its not4 having that liability to expansion and contraction in thedirection of the length of the band which attaches to the othermaterials usually employed in such manufacture.

It is an ascertained fact that the expansion similar in character tothat OFFICE.

the molding at thesame` with the ivory facingB.l

and 2, is also shown in Fig.

this reason,

Atooth, and then Adistinguished `highly important, and forms a valuablefea-l and contraction of ivory is chiefly in the direction of the lengthof the tusk, and for among others, l make the facings B of what is knownas scroll-ivory, (which is simply a very thin sheet cutcircumferentially from a portion of the tusk,) making the length of thefacing circumferential of the tusk instead of lengthwise of it, bywhichy avoid the difficulty of the expansion and contraction (chieycontraction) which would take place if the length of thefacing ran inthe direction of the length of the tusk in which case the contractionwould be likely tovbe so great as to break the facing at or between therivets, unless compensated for by an elongated hole for the rivet, whichlatter would be apt to allow the curl of the ivory to spring the-middleof the f'acing away from the comb. The curve of the ivory in thisdirection can also bcmnch more readily adapted to the curve of the bandof the comb, and, in fact, already has,in the scroll, more thansufficient curl to fit the curve of the band, while, if made with itslength in the bent into a curve, having its arc in the same direction,it would be very likely to crack, and thus lbe rendered Worthless. Fortliese reasons the combination, with the band ofthe comb, of an ivoryfacing with- -its length and curve running in the direction of thecircumference of the tusk, as contrafrom lengthwise` of the tusk is tureand' part of my invention. Beforebeing attached to the band of the combthese ivory facings should be thoroughly bleached, to give them thegreatest possible whiteness of appearance, and to prevent theirbe'coming soiled by HSG.

direction of the length of the.

Ivory combs are regarded as the richest and most desirable of any; butthe' great expense of the material, and the waste'necessarily involvedin making it into combs adapted to be worn'upon the head, precludestheir manufacture and use to any very great extent, notwithstandingtheir superior excellence of appearance. This invention, however,furnishes an ivory surface upon the part chiey exposed to view, at atrifling cost, and gives a comb A which. has substantially the rich anddesirable appearance of an ivory comb, at a fraction of the cost, as theivory facing can be made very thin and cut from portions of the tuskwhich would not work well for most other uses.

When the ivory facing is arranged upon the comb, as described, with theconcave side placed against the concave side of the band, andcorresponding with itin direction of curvature, the ivory has a tendencyto preserve thc curvature of the comb or ofthe band, instead offlattening its curve, as it would tend to do if the facing wereotherwise arranged upon the band.

I claimasmy inventionv 1. As a new article of manufacture, a haircombhaving an ivory facing upon the rim or banril thereof, substantially ashereinbefore set fort 2. The combination, with the rim or band of ahair-comb, of a facing of scroll-ivory, substantially as hereinbeforeset forth.

CHARLES H. NOYES.

Witnesses: y

WM. C. HroKs, THos. P. How.

